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Fares Ziam
Fares Ziam
16-4 · FRA
VS
Mike Davis
Mike Davis
11-2 · USA
February 1, 2025 · Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Fares Ziam def. Mike Davis by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ziam16/241/101:23
Davis8/151/501:34
R2
Ziam10/181/202:31
Davis6/80/301:38
R3
Ziam9/142/403:17
Davis6/120/000:47
Total
Ziam35/564/707:11
Davis20/351/803:59

Scorecards

Ziam vs Davis

RdClemens WernerDavid LethabySal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-99.8-9.2
Total30-2730-2730-2729.6-27.4

Media (12 cards) · avg 29.827.3 · 12 Ziam · 0 Davis

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Ziam-Davis.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
ZiamWin probabilityDavis
65.6%34.4%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
18%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.3 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Ziam, blue toward Davis. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Ziam66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%29%12%
Submission11%17%4%
Decision36%54%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (1858)act 35
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 4
Davis34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%39%10%
Submission6%18%15%
Decision15%43%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1345)act 20
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.6)act 1
Combined totals~76 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R217%
R37%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Ziam
57.7%-141
Davis
+14141.0%
Most takedownstie 32.7%
Ziam
19.4%+247
Davis
-24747.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ziam
Expected: 42.8
43
Over 43
39.0%
+154
Exactly 43
1.1%
push
Under 43
59.9%
-154
054108
Davis
Expected: 33.0
33
Over 33
39.0%
+152
Exactly 33
1.5%
push
Under 33
59.5%
-152
04283
Takedowns — over/under
Ziam
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
32.4%
+209
Under 0.5
67.6%
-209
035
Davis
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
38.3%
+108
Exactly 1
20.4%
push
Under 1
41.3%
-108
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 10.3 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Ziam65.6%43.5%+22.1+120
Davis34.4%56.5%−22.1-145
By method
Ziam by KO/TKO21.0%12.5%+8.5+567
Ziam by submission11.7%4.4%+7.3+1807
Ziam by decision32.9%26.6%+6.3+212
Davis by KO/TKO11.0%9.9%+1.1+744
Davis by submission6.1%15.4%−9.3+440
Davis by decision17.2%31.3%−14.1+166
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds74.3%75.5%−1.2-417
Over 2.5 rds57.6%64.0%−6.4-215
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision50.2%60.9%−10.7-188

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
75.4Striking68.0
Ziam +7.5
45.2Grappling65.6
Davis +20.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ZiamDavis
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1585
Pound-for-pound
1567
1585
Divisional
1566
1499
Striking offense
1509
1524
Striking defense
1489
1496
Grappling offense
1510
1492
Grappling defense
1514
Physical
27 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'0"
75"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.92
Strikes landed / min
5.40
51%
Strike accuracy
54%
1.66
Strikes absorbed / min
5.35
66%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.28
Takedowns / 15 min
3.46
36%
Takedown accuracy
64%
68%
Takedown defense
62%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
80%
+4
Win/loss streak
+4
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
17%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
322
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Fares Ziam
  • WMatt FrevolaKO/TKO R3
    Close -1264mo before
  • WClaudio PuellesS-DEC R3
    Close -21111mo before
  • WJai HerbertU-DEC R3
    Close -1721y 6mo before
  • WMichal FiglakU-DEC R3
    Close +1712y 5mo before
  • LTerrance McKinneySUB R1
    Close -1172y 11mo before
Mike Davis
  • WNatan LevySUB R2
    opp missedClose -50011mo before
  • WViacheslav BorshchevU-DEC R3
    Close -1892y 4mo before
  • WMason JonesU-DEC R3
    Close -1694y before
  • WThomas GiffordKO/TKO R3
    Close -2905y 4mo before
  • LGilbert BurnsSUB R2
    Close +2055y 9mo before
Ziam — win / loss by method
Record: 16-4-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
6 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 3 losses
W
25% of wins
L
75% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
5 (83%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (40%)Submission(100%) 2
1 (10%)Decision(0%) 0
Davis — win / loss by method
Record: 11-2-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
7 wins, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Ziam
Davis
8
UFC fights
5
105.2 min · 13.1 avg
Octagon time
60.7 min · 12.1 avg
11y 8m
Career length
11y 1m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Ziam
Davis
84W–21L · 80.0%
Overall
55W–14L · 79.7%
65W–15L · 81.3%
Wins
41W–11L · 78.8%
19W–6L · 76.0%
Losses
14W–3L · 82.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ziam
Davis
95W–46L · 67.4%
Overall
27W–17L · 61.4%
69W–34L · 67.0%
Wins
21W–16L · 56.8%
26W–12L · 68.4%
Losses
6W–1L · 85.7%
Distance striking
Ziam
Davis
5.28
Landed / min
6.57
46.3%
Accuracy
48.6%
71.1%
Defense
60.0%
0.14
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.74
39.8%
Time at distance
58.7%
Grappling & control
Ziam
Davis
1.28
Takedowns / 15 min
3.46
36.0%
Takedown accuracy
63.6%
67.9%
Takedown defense
61.5%
0.29
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.49
36.1%
Control share
69.3%
Strike target map
Ziam
  • Head63%(194)div 63%
  • Body20%(62)div 21%
  • Legs17%(51)div 16%
Davis
  • Head64%(211)div 63%
  • Body26%(85)div 21%
  • Legs10%(32)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Fares Ziam
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Mike Davis
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.